North Teaching Alliance newsletter

Welcome to the Get the most out of your Teaching Alliance Alliance: follow us on twitter Newsletter @northsomersetTA Spring 2017

Growing Leaders programme

New website! www.nsta.org.uk

We would love you to check out our new look website.

The NSTA is offering current middle/aspiring senior leaders the oppor- tunity to shadow a Pastoral Leaders Physics TSST colleague in a different school environment in A meeting for all involved in pastoral leadership roles TSST this year has seen over a 100% increase n its order to gain a deeper with a chance to share good ideas. trainees who are as enthusiastic as ever! The aim is to understanding of senior Pastoral leaders are often the 'backbone' of a school and provide non-physics specialists with the necessary back- leadership roles in another yet never seem to have the time to reflect on what is ground knowledge and understanding to approach school context. This is working and try out new ideas. teaching Physics more confidently. taking place in Term 6 of To date we have investigated AC & DC electricity, Mo- the academic year. We look forward to seeing you at School See website for full details tion, Waves at with a day at University Watch out for details on studying Radioactivity, how best to teach the maths of

our website and via twitter Tuesday May 9th physics and Energy Stores. School Direct with the NSTA the with Direct School Women into leadership

Once again we have run our Women into Leadership programme. This is part of an NCTL initiative to increase the equality and diversity in school leadership. Our aim is to provide

women with the tools, knowledge, skills

and confidence to enable career progression.

Congratulations to: Nicole Rabey, Laura Creswick, Sarah Tucker, Helen Young, Two day interview process. Final Fiona , Courtney Holbourn,

advice from Gary Lewis. Nicola Moon, Charlotte Thomas, Joanne Leighton and Rhysian Jenkins

NSTA INSET

2017 This year’s joint INSET day involved four of our Alliance schools: , Churchill Joint NSTA INSET , and School. It February 10th brought over 400 staff together to consider ‘marginal gains’. The schools hosted 19 curriculum areas, running 40 different workshop options. There were two key note addresses given by Chris Moyse and Chris Hildrew. Both of New google drive for which were extremely well received; evaluation sharing resources comments reflected staffs’ appreciation of the principles and ideas they shared. Many staff across the NSTA. found it valuable to be reminded that small con- Find the INSET sistent changes can accumulate to make a bigger presentations here difference. Hopefully those involved felt it was an inspiring and stimulating day!

Subject network meetings:

Look out for subject network meetings; details are on our website for Art, Maths, English, Food, MFL, Music, PE, Pastoral leaders, Product design, Science and Textiles. Please contact the lead teacher if you are interested in networking.

English Food MFL Art Claire Kelly Kirstyn Coggins Peter Morris Nigel Downing [email protected] kcoggins@gordanosch pmorris@gordanoscho [email protected] somerset.sch.uk ool.org.uk ol.org.uk

Music Maths PE Pastoral Leaders Alison Cooper- Gill Tinkler Emma Rose Craig Mawford White [email protected] erose@gordanoschool .org.uk cmawford@nailseasch aac@churchill-

ool.com academy.org

5 reasons to be part of the North Somerset Teaching Alliance

1 A chance to play your part in a self improving system, nurturing and celebrating the talent you have in your schools.

2 Access high quality PD developing our teachers and leaders for the future.

3 Lead research and development to enable evidence based change across the Alliance and beyond.

4 Be part of a collaborative effort to solve the “big education issues”.

5 Be a part of a co-ordinated recruitment drive ensuring new teachers are coming to North Somerset .

Backwell School, Station Road, Backwell, BS48 3BX www.nsta.org.uk

01275 463371

Isobel George Director of NSTA Helen Twiggs NSTA administrator [email protected] [email protected]